First day done and the Rai's are fabulous hosts

Delhi is certainly a crazy city from the lack of any sort of road rules to the cows EVERYWHERE to the police caning people in the street.
At lunch I was invited for lunch to Aman's (one of my Indian hosts) house to eat what I was told was the safe homecooked version of the street-side food stalls and although total different from anything I wad expecting it was lovely. The "lassee" was not. A drink made from curd, spiced, salt and coriander reminded me very much of a drink forced upon me during some sort of drunken dare, not for me.
After lunch I joined Christine's friend Patrick and his Newcastle based colleague to see a few of delhi's finest sights. We first stopped for a sweet treat called "paad" made ifront of you at a street corner from a cardamom pod, spices, a treacle like substance, other unrecognisable things and wrapped in an edible leaf. Unfortunately again i didn't like it, it is meant to freshen your breath and be chewed for around 30minutes but myself and patrick's colleague lasted around 5.
We then drove around the city seeing the lotus temple, which literally looks like a lotus flower, the Indian parliament buildings which in size and grandure definatelu out do our london version then india gate an arch to commemorate those who ace theirs lives in wars then back home for a quick change before Zara's (christine's daughter) birthday party in the evening at Christine's gorgeous cafe and shop which was very enjoyable.